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my groans pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I cannot eat for sighing; my groans pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are poured out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For my sighing comes before I eat, And my groanings pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my roaring pours out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries [of despair] are poured out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moaning and groaning are my food and drink, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"When my food is in front of me, I sigh. I pour out my groaning like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Instead of eating, I mourn, and I can never stop groaning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"As far as I'm concerned, my food comes to me in the form of sighs, and my cries of anguish pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For my sighing comes in place of my food, and my groanings flow forth like water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For my sighing comes before I eat. My groanings are poured out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For my sighing comes before I eat. My groanings are poured out like water. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For before my food, my sighing comes, "" And my roarings [are] poured out as waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For before my food, my sighing cometh, And poured out as waters are my roarings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For my sighing will come before any bread, and my groanings shall be poured put as waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Before I eat, I sigh; and like overflowing waters, so is my howl,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For to me sighing comes more readily than food; my groans well forth like water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For my sighing comes like my bread, and my groanings are poured out like water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For my sighing comes before I eat, and my moanings are poured out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because before my bread my sighing entered, and my moanings are poured out like waters<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For my sighing cometh instead of my food, And my roarings are poured out like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/3-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=518" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Job Laments His Birth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/585.htm" title="585: ’an·ḥā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A sighing, groaning. From 'anachah; sighing.">I sigh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: laḥ·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">is put</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7581.htm" title="7581: ša·’ă·ḡō·ṯāy (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A roaring. From sha'ag; a rumbling or moan.">and my groans</a> <a href="/hebrew/5413.htm" title="5413: way·yit·tə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pour forth, be poured out. A primitive root; to flow forth; by implication, to liquify.">pour out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ḵam·ma·yim (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">like water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></span><br />My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2-4</a></span><br />In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. / I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah / You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Lamentations 3:17-20</a></span><br />My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. / So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.” / Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6</a></span><br />I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Psalm 102:9</a></span><br />For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a></span><br />Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Psalm 38:8</a></span><br />I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm 88:1-3</a></span><br />A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You. / May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry. / For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-28.htm">Psalm 119:28</a></span><br />My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a></span><br />During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7-10</a></span><br />or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. / Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For my sighing comes before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.</p><p class="hdg">my sighing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-19.htm">Job 7:19</a></b></br> How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5</a></b></br> Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Psalm 102:9</a></b></br> For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,</p><p class="hdg">I eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <i>why art thou so</i> far from helping me, <i>and from</i> the words of my roaring? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3</a></b></br> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Psalm 38:8</a></b></br> I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ezra/3-13.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/job/1-14.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Groanings</a> <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Groans</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-17.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-25.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/esther/8-5.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/job/3-10.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-2.htm">Water</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-23.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/job/8-21.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/job/4-11.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/6-2.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/job/23-2.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-24.htm">Groanings</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Groans</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/job/10-10.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/job/10-10.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/job/23-2.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/job/11-4.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/job/5-6.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/5-10.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Job 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-1.htm">Job curses the day and services of his birth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-13.htm">The ease of death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/3-20.htm">He complains of life, because of his anguish.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I sigh when food is put before me</b><br>In this phrase, Job expresses a deep sense of despair and loss of appetite, a common symptom of profound grief and depression. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, sharing a meal was a significant social and familial activity, often associated with joy and fellowship. Job's inability to find comfort in food highlights the depth of his suffering. This sentiment is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a>, where the psalmist's tears have been his food day and night, indicating a similar state of distress. Job's sighing can also be seen as a form of prayer or lament, a theme prevalent throughout the Psalms and Lamentations, where the faithful cry out to God in times of trouble.<p><b>and my groans pour out like water</b><br>The imagery of groans pouring out like water suggests an overwhelming and continuous flow of sorrow. Water, in biblical literature, often symbolizes chaos and overwhelming circumstances, as seen in the flood narrative of Genesis or the turbulent seas in the Psalms. Job's groans are relentless, much like the unceasing flow of a river, indicating the intensity and persistence of his anguish. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22-23</a>, where creation groans in anticipation of redemption, reflecting the universal longing for relief from suffering. Additionally, the pouring out of water can be seen as a metaphor for the outpouring of one's soul before God, akin to the sacrificial offerings in the Old Testament, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who poured out His life for humanity's redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and perseverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24</a> is Job's lamentation over his intense suffering, having lost his wealth, children, and health.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's expression of sorrow reminds us that suffering is a real and profound part of the human experience. It is not a sign of weak faith but a part of living in a fallen world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_language_of_lament.htm">The Language of Lament</a></b><br>Job's groans "pour out like water," illustrating the importance of expressing our pain honestly before God. Lament is a biblical way to process grief and seek God's presence in our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_in_despair.htm">Dependence on God in Despair</a></b><br>Even in his despair, Job's turning to God with his complaints shows a deep-seated faith. In our darkest moments, we are encouraged to bring our burdens to God, trusting in His ultimate sovereignty and goodness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_comforts.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Comforts</a></b><br>Job's inability to find comfort in food highlights the insufficiency of earthly pleasures to satisfy the soul in times of deep distress. True comfort is found in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_support_for_the_suffering.htm">Empathy and Support for the Suffering</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to support those who are suffering, offering empathy and compassion, much like the friends who initially came to sit with Job in silence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_24_5-6_and_archaeology_align.htm">In Job 24:5-6, how do these descriptions of famine and survival harmonize with archeological evidence for agricultural practices of the period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_in_job_24_12.htm">In Job 24:12, why does it seem like God remains silent in the face of rampant oppression, clashing with other biblical passages where God intervenes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_storms_show_god's_judgment_and_care.htm">In Job 36:31-33, how does the idea that God uses storms for both judgment and provision reconcile with natural disasters that indiscriminately affect believers and unbelievers alike?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_disasters_harm_faithful_believers.htm">If Psalm 32:6 promises protection from 'mighty waters,' how do we account for natural disasters that harm faithful believers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For my sighing cometh before I eat</span> literally, <span class="accented">before my meat</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "more early and more constantly than my food" (Professor Lee). <span class="cmt_word">And my roarings are poured out</span>. The word translated "roaring" is used primarily of the roar of a lion (<a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3</a>; comp. <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Amos 3:8</a>); secondarily, of the loud cries uttered by men who suffer pain (see <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Psalm 32:4</a>). (On the loud cries of Orientals when suffering from grief or pain, see the comment on Job 2:12.) Like the waters; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> freely and copiously, without let or stint. Perhaps the loud sound of rushing water is also alluded to. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/3-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I sigh</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְחָתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’an·ḥā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_585.htm">Strong's 585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sighing, groaning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֭חְמִי</span> <span class="translit">(laḥ·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is put</span><br /><span class="heb">תָבֹ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before me,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my groans</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ša·’ă·ḡō·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7581.htm">Strong's 7581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rumbling, moan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pour out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5413.htm">Strong's 5413: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour forth, be poured out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like water.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַ֝מַּ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ḵam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/3-24.htm">OT Poetry: Job 3:24 For my sighing comes before I eat (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/3-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/3-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>